Several thousand supporters were left stranded outside Wembley for the start of England's World Cup qualifier against Slovakia.

Chaos was caused by issues with supporters collecting tickets from the box office and extensive security searches at some turnstiles, with many still waiting outside well into the first half.

Queues stretched into the hundreds for the box office due to a printing error with tickets, with some fans complaining to Sportsmail that they had to line up three times before being able to collect them.

England supporters were stuck outside Wembley and missed the kick-off of Monday's game

There were thousands of empty seats inside Wembley as the FA failed to sell out the fixture

Supporters are seen stuck outside the turnstiles as kick-off approached for the Slovakia game

Fans in the higher tiers who required an elevator to reach their seats were also subjected to full body and bag security searches, leaving hundreds outside certain turnstiles around the national stadium and forcing them to miss England going 1-0 down against their Group F rivals.

One supporter said they were 'disgusted' by the farce. An estimated 4,000-5,000 were unable to enter the stadium on time.

Not all of the stadium's turnstiles were open due to a whole length of the top tier being left empty as the Football Association were unable to sell out the crunch group game, which England had to avoid losing in order to keep qualification for the tournament in their own hands.

The FA blamed late arrivals and the extra security checks. A crowd of 67,823 watched as England won 2-1 courtesy of goals from Eric Dier and Marcus Rashford.

More supporters are seen standing outside the national stadium ahead of kick-off on Monday

An estimated 4,000-5,000 England fans were unable to enter the stadium on time